Review article

Sustainable system of health protection, quality of life and work ability of professional musicians in Croatia

Jadranka Mustajbegović ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Ladislav Krapac ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Josipa Kern orcid.org/0000-0002-0896-3018 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Silvije Vuletić orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-8107 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

There are about one hundred of thousand orchestral musicians in Croatia. The health of musicians in relation to the demands of their work has been seriously considered in Croatia for over a half of century. Almost 75% of all musicians, students and professionals, play with health problems that are, mostly, the result of the playing. Rough assessment of the problems points to more than 80,000 musicians in Croatia who do not have adequate health care. Therefore, to solve the health problems of professionals and future musicians, as well as to prevent the emergence of health problems, systematic multidisciplinary approaches are necessary. The establishment of a health center covering a wide range of areas such as occupational, sport, and physical medicine, rheumatology, orthopedics, neurology, dermatology, dentistry and psychological medicine can provide a systematic solution. The purpose of the health center should be to preserve the health of current and future professional musicians as well as appropriate treatment in case where health problems have already occurred.

Keywords

professional musicians; disease prevention; work ability, quality of life; dissimulation

Hrčak ID:

195086

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/195086

Publication date:

6.3.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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